A Naperville man has been charged in federal court in connection with an arson fire at an FAA radar center that grounded nearly 2,000 flights in Chicago today, authorities said.
Brian Howard, 36, remains hospitalized following the incident, in which he...

Like millions of Americans whose Fourth of July holiday consisted of nothing more than watching fireworks while consoling their crazed dogs, I found myself ensnared in the alleged love story at 30,000 feet, known on social media as #PlaneBae.
Briefly,...

A Southwest Airlines flight headed from Chicago to Newark, N.J., on Wednesday morning was diverted to Cleveland for maintenance after an aircraft window apparently developed a crack midflight.
The crew made the decision to divert due to a “potential...

Southwest Airlines runs its planes hard. They make many short hops and more trips per day than other U.S. airliners, which adds to wear and tear on parts, including the engines.
As the investigation into last week's deadly engine failure continues,...

After a deeply contentious election season, Thanksgiving dinner conversations could be heated this year.
But that doesn't mean people are avoiding holiday get-togethers. The American Automobile Association expects the busiest travel season in nine years,...

Overlooked in the news coverage of hourslong security lines at O'Hare International and Midway airports is this: an opportunity.Sure, the security screening logjams that have caused thousands to miss flights can be addressed by "hiring more Transportation...

An expedited screening program called PreCheck was supposed to be the answer to maddeningly long security lines at the airport. But four years after its launch, the Transportation Security Administration is far short of enrolling enough travelers to...

Chicagoland and northern Illinois on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015 (NASA image)
Images from space were taken of Chicago's largest November snowstorm in 120 years. O'Hare International Airport recorded 11.2 inches after the two-day storm, and many suburbs...

The US Airways brand will fly into the sunset Saturday as American Airlines embarks on the perilous task of integrating passenger reservation systems.
Fliers of the world's largest airline won't have to do anything differently, although checking in early...

Jet engine parts found on the Las Vegas runway where a British Airways flight aborted takeoff as the engine burst into flames indicate a rare catastrophic failure, experts said Thursday as investigators released preliminary findings and began analyzing...

Could Mayor Rahm Emanuel be thinking about renaming Chicago’s airports, perhaps after President Barack Obama?
Emanuel brought up the airports' names during a candidate forum Wednesday night at Chicago State University.
The topic came up as the mayor...

United Airlines, Hyatt Hotels and Orbitz Worldwide, all based in Chicago, each ranked high among travel-related companies based on their Facebook or Twitter presence.
None rated high for both, however, according to technology and data company...

Although the winter storm hitting the Northeast may not be as bad as predicted, it still forced the cancellation of thousands of flights along the East Coast and more than 300 flights in Chicago.
At O'Hare International Airport, more than 280 flights had...

Chicago emergency officials are urging residents to take precautions to keep warm Monday, with forecasts calling for gusty winds and temperatures dipping into the teens.
About 4:45 a.m., the temperature at O'Hare International Airport was 23 degrees...

An honor like the Nelson Algren Short Story Award can be a boon to a writer. It can give him or her the confidence to slog through rejections and trudge forward with literary endeavors. When we asked former Nelson Algren Award recipients what winning...

Thunder was the music and lightning the light show for a time this afternoon, causing evacuation of the Lollapalooza festival in Grant Park while a powerful storm front tore through the Chicago area.About 2 1/2 hours later the festival reopened, and the...

PETOSKEY, Mich. — If Ernest Hemingway returned to modern-day Petoskey, he'd probably say, "Yes — just as I left it." Then he'd shoot a bear, wrestle you to the ground and pour himself a dram of rum. A fine rum fit for a man. We'll never know, of...

Chicago based United Airlines saw a steep drop in the amount of revenue it collected from baggage fees in 2011, according to a report released by Bureau of Transportation Statistics this week. United's bag-related revenues dipped 11.8 percent to...

After two years of comfort-testing its new jets on human bodies of all shapes and sizes, Southwest Airlines was ready to let 153 of its most important bodies — paying customers — aboard Wednesday morning at BWI Marshall Airport.
The maiden flight of...